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Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins · United States · Est. 1875

ISSN1539-2031

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.938

H-Indexi

164

SNIPi

0.87

Total Worksi

10,396

Total Citationsi

252,765

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.69

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Gastroenterology & Hepatology; Gastroenterology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1875

FrequencyTen No. A Year, 2002-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications10,396

Publisher OrgLippincott Williams & Wilkins

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1539-2031

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

144

3.1k

2019

179

2.8k

2020

173

2.2k

2021

166

1.7k

2022

139

849

2023

164

727

2024

188

245

2025

115

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

GastroenterologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Scopus Categories

Gastroenterology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studiesGastroesophageal reflux and treatmentsLiver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentGastrointestinal motility and disordersMicroscopic ColitisGastrointestinal disorders and treatmentsLiver Disease and TransplantationInflammatory Bowel DiseaseEsophageal and GI PathologyColorectal Cancer Screening and Detection

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Is Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology?

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.69.

Is Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology?